# United States tariff lines under HS 8442.50

> The United States tariff splits HS 8442.50 (plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)) into 2 national lines: 8442.50.10.00 (plates) and 8442.50.90.00 (other). Every United States line under 8442.50 is free of general (MFN) duty.

Source: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844250
Last updated: 9 October 2026

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## Key facts

- HS subheading: [8442.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844250)
- Duty (MFN): Free
- National lines: 2
- Tariff: [United States](https://border.bot/countries/united-states)
- Chapter: 84: Nuclear reactors, boilers, machinery and mechanical appliances; parts thereof

## United States lines under 8442.50

The United States tariff splits HS 8442.50 (plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)) into 2 national lines: 8442.50.10.00 (plates) and 8442.50.90.00 (other).

Every United States line under 8442.50 is free of general (MFN) duty.

- [8442.50.10.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8442501000) Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished), Plates. Duty (MFN): free
- [8442.50.90.00](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/8442509000) Plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished), Other. Duty (MFN): free

## In other countries

No other national tariff on border.bot has live lines under 8442.50 yet.

- [The Harmonized System text for 8442.50](https://border.bot/hs-codes/844250)

- Previous subheading: [8442.40](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844240) Machinery, apparatus and equipment (other than the machines of headings 8456 to 8465), for preparing or making plates, cylinders or other printing components; plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished); parts thereof
- Next subheading: [8443.11](https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844311) Offset printing machinery, reel-fed

## Frequently asked questions

### How many national tariff lines does the United States tariff have under HS 8442.50?

The United States tariff splits HS 8442.50 (plates, cylinders and other printing components; plates, cylinders and lithographic stones, prepared for printing purposes (for example, planed, grained or polished)) into 2 national lines: 8442.50.10.00 (plates) and 8442.50.90.00 (other).

### What is the duty on HS 8442.50 in the United States?

Every United States line under 8442.50 is free of general (MFN) duty.

## Sources and updates

The tariff lines for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The duty rates for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

The trade programmes for the United States come from border.bot release 1 (edition 2026HTSRev21), read from the publisher’s files, and have been live since 9 October 2026.

This page was last updated on 9 October 2026.

Guidance from published tariff data, not a binding ruling. For a decision customs must follow, apply to the destination’s customs authority for a binding tariff ruling.

Official source files:

- https://hts.usitc.gov/reststop/exportList?from=0000000000&to=9999999999&format=CSV&styles=false

Machine-readable: https://border.bot/countries/united-states/hs-codes/844250.json